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Homes in Edgewater
Edgewater's housing is newer and mostly in large buildings. The median year built is 1992, and about 39% of units were built in 2000 or later; 11% predate 1940.
Buildings with 50 or more units hold 48% of housing units, while single-family detached houses are only 6%. A 2016 draft state Strategic Recovery Planning Report notes that many residences east of River Road flooded in Superstorm Sandy, but because most units have first-floor parking, water did not reach living spaces. Most homes are rented: 40% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Utility gas heats 51% of occupied homes and electricity 40%, with fuel oil at about 4%.
The Building Department at 55 River Road, 2nd Floor, Room 223, is open weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and issues building permits for new construction and renovation. It posts separate inspection hours for building, electrical, plumbing and fire work.
Flooding
Edgewater has significant flood risk along the Hudson River. FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer maps coastal high-hazard (Zone VE) and Zone AE Special Flood Hazard Areas along the borough's Hudson River waterfront. A 2016 draft state Strategic Recovery Planning Report found that 38% of borough land is in the Special Flood Hazard Area and that, on preliminary FEMA maps, most land east of River Road and south of North Street is in a high or moderate flood hazard area. The report adds that Superstorm Sandy left some areas under six feet of water. Bergen County's current FEMA flood maps took effect on August 28, 2019. To check a specific address, use the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.
Permits in Edgewater
Building, plumbing and electrical permits come from the Borough of Edgewater construction office. Your contractor normally pulls the permit, but it's worth confirming.
- Office
- Building Department
- Phone
- 201-943-1700 ext. 3127
- Address
- 55 River Road, 2nd Floor, Room 223, Edgewater, NJ 07020
- Website
- edgewaternj.org
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